CHENNAI: Following the decades-old tradition, the National Association for the Blind in association with O2 Health Studio organised a Car Rally for the Blind on February 3 at Savera Hotel. The first rally was held in Mumbai, and Chennai followed in 1989. Even after decades, the objective remains the same. It is still one of the most inclusive sports events for the differently-abled.
In My Take, Gaurav Jhunjhunwala talks about his experiences coping with vision loss. Formerly an entrepreneur who was heading the digital vertical in a top publishing house, he is now exploring new business opportunities.
I was born in Hong Kong and had a really happy childhood full of fond memories. Looking back now I think its because it was the only period in my life where I didn’t feel I was very different to the people around me.
National Voter's day on 25 January is a day dedicated to bringing together the youth to vote and take part in the political process. This year the focus was on disabled voters across many states with Karnataka taking the
lead to introduce measures to make voting accessible to all, a major challenge given the inaccessibility of voting booths.
DAVANGERE: Tejaswini K C and C M Amruta were the cynosure of all eyes during the sixth convocation of Davangere University held on Shivanagangotri campus here on Wednesday.Tejaswini, daughter of a mechanic, won six gold medals in M.Com while Amruta, a visually-challenged girl, grabbed three gold medals in MA in English.
The district administration on Friday began distributing Braille Electors Photo Identity Card (EPIC) to five persons with visual disabilities at the National Voters’ Day celebration at the town hall.
Braille EPIC cards are broader compared to normal EPIC cards.
According to Deputy Commissioner Sasikanth Sentil S., there are 10,331 voters in Dakshina Kannada who are physically disabled.
Of them 300 have visual disabilities and they will receive Braille EPIC cards ahead of Lok Sabha elections.
No driver likes being told how to drive by a passenger, but those behind the steering wheel at the O2 Car Rally this weekend are all for it — drivers will have no idea what the route is, and will be dependent completely on their visually-impaired navigators.
KOCHI: Kerala Blind School Society (KBBS), Aluva has proved that disability will not be a deterrent in achieving one's dream by bagging the overall championship once again in the state special school fair held at Kasargod. The school, established in 1962, has been winning the coveted title every year and hasn't given away the first place in the state-level band competition for the last 21 years.
The school which became aided in 1995 is managed by a governing body of an 18-member-committee constituted by the CSI Marthoma church.
Roshni is an AI based Android application that helps to determine the denomination of INR currency notes. This currency recognition app is specially designed to assist visually impaired persons in the identification of the bank notes.
Source: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.Roshni.ipsa.myapplication
CHENNAI: In January 2017, when we met Vasanth Raghuvir, managing trustee of the Shakti Foundation ahead of their 27th annual fundraiser concert, she shared a positive observation with CE, “The ‘pity factor’ towards persons with disabilities (PwD) is slowly fading away. Another perceptible advancement is that a lot of young PwDs have got married to able-bodied persons. They share work, run households and also work. Acceptance is slowly growing in society. It’s not sympathy that they need but empathy.”
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